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French Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unjust use of power

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Tyranny

d)

Limited Government

2.

Social classes in France were known as what?

a)

Estates

b)

Nobility

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Clergy

3.

Another word for nobles is:

a)

Clergy

b)

Peasants

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Aristocracy

4.

The French word for middle class is:

a)

Clergy

b)

Peasants

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Monarchy

5.

A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate was known as the:

a)

National Assembly

b)

Radicals

c)

Limited Government

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

6.

A document that stated that government got its power from the people, not the king. It also stated basic freedoms for citizens.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

7.

People who favor quick and far-reaching changes were known as:

a)

Rebels

b)

Radicals

c)

Revolutionaries

d)

Clergy

8.

A period of time when anyone suspected of being disloyal to the revolution or favor the return of the king was killed.

a)

7 Years War

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Scientific Revolution

9.

A five-person council set up to run the government.

a)

Parliament

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Directory

10.

A swift seizure of government, or a military overthrow of the government is known as a:

a)

Coup d'état

b)

Impeachment

c)

Rebellion

d)

Revolution

11.

A new legal system in France created by Napoleon to give people rights. It is based on ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers.

a)

Hammurabi Code

b)

Napoleonic Code

c)

King Louis XVI Code

d)

King's Code